NCCARF Climate Adaptation Champions

Climate Adaptation Champions of 2014

A nationwide search is on to share the stories of Australian people, businesses and organisations who are champions of practical and innovative ways to adapt to climate change.

Australia’s National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility (NCCARF) launched the annual Climate Adaptation Champions Awards in 2011 to highlight the achievements of people taking concrete steps to change behaviour, techniques, businesses practices and policies to adapt to an uncertain future.

Our winners of 2014 announced

This year we had four Champions and four Highly Commended organisations and individuals. Congratulations to everyone who was nominated for their tremendous efforts! We are once again absolutely impressed by the outstanding people working towards climate adaptation, and are so grateful for their work.

NCCARF Director Professor Jean Palutikof invites the public to nominate people and groups from any sectors or region who champion climate adaptation to be recognised though the 2014 Awards.

“You may know of people in your community, a volunteer group, a company or a government organisation that is finding new ways to manage climate impacts on their business or community.” she said. “We want to hear about them and celebrate their initiative.”

Champions will be chosen in four categories: Individual, Community, Business and Government.

• people, groups and governments actively involved in making decisions that take climate change impacts into account;

• leaders in their field, helping others to adapt to a changing climate, or

• inventors, designers and businesses leading the way with creative ways to adapt.

Professor Palutikof said nominees could be from all ages and backgrounds. “For example, our 2013 Champions included a farmer from South Australia providing service to NRM groups and farm communities, a community organisation building community resilience, a government-local government association partnership developing adaptation plans and a water industry group 'futureproofing' a large water supply service.”

“There is growing awareness among the Australian public about the threat climate change poses. The Champions are evidence that people at all levels of the community are getting on with the job of adapting to climate change,” Professor Palutikof said.

More information

Nominations closed on 30 June 2014. Champions will be notified shortly afterwards.

Champions will receive free registration and travel for the Climate Adaptation 2014 Conference at the Gold Coast (30 September - 02 October 2014), where the Champions will be announced and receive their awards.

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Use the links below to navigate recent Adaptation Champion profiles. These profiles can be used to have a closer look at past Adaptation Champions, engage with multimedia content, and link to further information about the Adaptation Champions.